1995-98 KUNG SAAN-SAAN NA PO NAPUNTA
Provincial competitions in culture and the arts (on-the-spot painting, choral competitions, sabayang bigkasan, essay-writing, folk and modern dance competitions, kundiman contests, band and lyre competitions), were initiated by Obligacion as official projects, new festivals organized and traditional ones were revitalized (“Tubungan Festival, “Kalutangan”, “Moryonan”, “Moro Moro” in Mogpog, “Pugutan” in Gasan, “Freedom Run”).
Provincial participation in regional and national cultural events were ensured (“Southern Tagalog Festival”, “Travelmart”, “Rizal Park Independence Day Celebration”) - all of these were participated in by Marinduque province. It also played host to Southern Tagalog Kundiman Fiesta” and the Daupan Ii Festival for the Centennial of Philippine Revolution, held in Gasan.
Balangaw’s “Mara Unduk” dance-drama was kept alive and constantly improved with new dancers and actors joining the ever-changing faces of chorus dancers.
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) commissioned Obligacion for a play about local heroes to be presented at the DAUPAN II Festival for the Centennial of Philippine Revolution. “MIS LAGRIMAS A TI” (My Tears to Thee), based on the revolutionary exploits of Herminigildo Flores, Remigio Medina, Cayetano Vida (“Alapaap”, and Maximo Abad, was completed and premiered at Gasan’s covered court. The audience consisted of festival participants from all over the country. Students of Immaculate Conception College (ICC) went through auditions for the various roles. PETA’s Jonjon Tuazon directed the play.
